“Kaya ni Juan: Towards the Realization of the

Sustainable Development Goals”

MAHALAGA

An Advocacy Project Paper submitted to the

Humanities and Social Sciences Unit
of De La Salle Santiago Zobel School – Vermosa Campus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for

Research 4: Work Immersion

Proponents:
Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G.
Nobleza, Alexa Rae A.
Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G.
Yee, Ramon Miguel M.
(Group no. 1)

Ms. Alyssa Jade Saniel

Research 4 Teacher
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. Abstract ………………………………………………………………… 1

II. Context ………………………………………………………………… 2

III. Project Justification ………………………………………………………………… 4

IV. Project Aims ………………………………………………………………… 6

V. Project Implementation

a. Target Group ………………………………………………………………… 9

b. Activities ………………………………………………………………… 10

c. Expense sheet ………………………………………………………………… 11

VI. Management and Personnel ………………………………………………………………… 13

VII. Monitoring and Evaluation ………………………………………………………………… 14

VIII. Project Conclusion ………………………………………………………………… 15

IX. References ………………………………………………………………… 16

X. Annexes ………………………………………………………………… 17

XI. About the Proponents ………………………………………………………………… 19

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I. ABSTRACT

Group 1 of 12 - L is an organization who is affiliated with De La Salle Santiago Zobel

School and was tasked to create a project that would help the people of Sitio

Makabuhay. This project aims to help families, specifically absent parent families,

with their family dynamics. The researchers have decided to focus on three main

points for this project: roles, responsibilities, and relationships. The project will be

called “Mahal(aga)” and will be a workshop consisting of three activities which

are Educational Games, Scrapbook Making & Chore Chart Making to address the

three issues found in our research which are forced maturity, compensation for

the absent parent and withdrawal of education. The total cost of the project will

be around PHP 2,595 and the money will be earned through a bake sale done by

members of the organization. Mahal(aga) will help the families residing in Sitio

Makabuhay with their family bonding, chore distribution, and importance of

education and relationships.

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II. CONTEXT

Economical

This project, Mahal(aga), will connect to the Economical factors that we have in

our country today and will cover the financial needs of the residents in Sitio

Makabuhay. A byproduct of Mahal(aga) will include the promotion of job

opportunities that will assist the families in achieving a more stable lifestyle. With all

of this in mind, the families involved will, in turn, be able to more effectively

contribute and do their part for the growth of our society. Those that are involved

in the project will learn different organization techniques that will enforce wise

money spending, saving habits, and proper time management with regards to

household chores and other time-consuming factors within a family.

Political

The project’s political implications will help bring awareness on absent parents

present in the community and how to better handle the situation. This will shed

light on the sacrifice, responsibility, and compensation the families undergo for

development and financial stability. Awareness within the community will

motivate their community leaders to provide help. This help could come in the

form of job opportunities and activities within the community for the family

members to participate in. Educating both the youth and adults of absent parent

families will allow for them to realize the implications of their situation on their

mental, physical, and spiritual development - important factors in shaping future

catalysts of social change.

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Cultural

This project aims to eradicate this belief and prove that every family works in its

own unique way, and absent parent families are “complete” or “traditional”

families too. Filipino families are more often than not very close-knit, therefore

instilling the belief that children of Filipino families are more dependent and are

hardly exposed to “the real world.” Due to this, and the fact that Filipino families

do enjoy being so close-knit, it is easy for parents to believe that their children are

not capable of being on their own. This project will show children that they are in

fact capable of being independent, and simultaneously bring a more trustful

relationship between the child and parent. Once all family members create

healthy and strong bonds with one another, all other issues that may arise will be

tackled in a more peaceful and organized manner.

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III. PROJECT JUSTIFICATION

Time demands are indicative of stress faced by individuals and the consequences

are often felt by families (Sanik & Mauldin, 1986). Based on the information

gathered during the interview-survey process, it was concluded that absent-

parent families experienced difficulty with delegating roles, responsibilities and

chores amongst family members due to the lack of a parental figure. Creating a

project that would help them with their schedules would actually help the

relationships and the chemistry between each family member to grow rapidly.

Work-family research emphasizes the importance of mechanisms that link work

and family (Edwards & Rothbard, 2000). The children of absent-parent families in

Sitio Makabuhay shoulder the weight of an extremely important parental role: the

absent parent. This causes the children to go through forced maturity, withdrawal

from education and personal aspirations, and compensation for the absent

parent role.

Children of absent-parent families are forced to mature more rapidly than those

of traditional parent families because they require having to get a job to support

their family financially (Anderson, 2014). Most older siblings are left to sacrifice their

education and personal aspirations and opportunities for development in order to

spend more time at home taking care of their younger siblings. Every member of

the family has their own roles and responsibilities, which implies that if there is an

absent parent, the children are left with a surplus of responsibilities and chores
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which calls for them to leave school and start working, all whilst attempting to fulfill

the role of the missing parental figure.

The two sustainable goals that the researchers’ hope to solve with their project,

Mahalaga, would be SDG #1, “No poverty” and SDG #8, “Decent work and

Economic growth”. This project, a seminar and workshop for the absent parent

families in Sitio Makabuhay, will be able to solve no poverty, a sustainable

development goal created by the United Nations because the seminar will teach

the children and parents proper load management and balancing household

chores. This will help them improve and then eventually grow bringing them one

step closer to prosperity and success. Mahalaga could also be a solution to

decent work and economic growth because family dynamics is the foundation of

every persons habits and routine. If the children and parents are taught to properly

manage their time, this will influence the following generations giving an

improvement to the economy and realising the importance of time management

and work.
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IV. PROJECT AIMS

The project aims to provide insight on the core problem being the negative effects

of absent parenthood on the children of Sitio Makabuhay. The project goal aims

to strengthen the bond of the absent parent families in the community.

Objective 1: To help develop better relationships between the family members in

Sitio Makabuhay

This objective is important in that it gives importance to family bonding. Members

of Sitio Makabuhay families experience a hindrance in their relationships due to

numerous factors that arise due to their family and living situations such as low

income, improper distribution of roles and responsibilities, and neglect. Because of

the absent parent in the family, either the parent or the eldest child are tasked

with the biggest responsibilities which cater to the family’s financial needs. The

need for a job leaves members to spend less time with one another. A life of

poverty results into a life lived with constant stress, fear, and responsibility, which is

unhealthy for the people experiencing it. The “Scrapbook Making” activity will

help remind families of their shared love. Conducted surveys and interviews from

the visits to Sitio Makabuhay found that either the families were closer due to their

circumstances, or not as close as they would like due to the lack of time to spend

with one another due to their jobs. The pictures will provide sentimental value and

inspiration and will allow the families to have something to remember one another

by.
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Objective 2: To encourage organization in family chores and responsibilities in the

household in Sitio Makabuhay

The objective of organization in Sitio Makabuhay households is imperative

because it encourages responsibility and allows for the easier distribution of chores

within the family. A “Chore Chart Making” activity will help the family members

learn better time management and communication. It will remind them of their

day-to-day responsibilities, activities, and schedules which will also cater to a

variable present in the first objective: making time for one another. Responsibilities

that touch on subjects of education, career, and finance will be highlighted in

the activity. This activity will result in a more effective, organized, and goal-driven

household.

Objective 3: To educate the children of Sitio Makabuhay on increasing their

academic and personal desires and aspirations in reaching realistic goals

Children of Sitio Makabuhay rarely accomplish their academic goals due to their

low income. At an early age, they are forced to leave school and find jobs in order

to support their families financially. The lack of education breeds a lack of desire

that hinders them from realizing their goals, passions, and aspirations in life. They

are left to live within their boundaries as set by their limited education. This disallows

them to achieve greater knowledge and foster new relationships and

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experiences. The activity will call for educational games that will help instill

inspiration for the kids in teaching them the importance of education and

relationships whilst exploring their creativity and passions.

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V. PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION

This project aims to help families with bonding, distribution of chores, and

education. A child psychologist will be contacted beforehand to ensure that the

activities prepared are suitable for the children regarding their age and activity

itself. Along with the child psychologist, the Family Life and Wellness Institute of De

La Salle Zobel and the Center of Family Ministries of Ateneo de Manila University

will be consulted in order to help this project. Prepared are three activities for these

categories. The first activity is scrapbook making which falls under family bonding.

In this activity, the project head will take two pictures of each family and together,

they will be creating the back page of the chore chart. The next activity is chore

chart making which falls under distribution of chores. Together the parents and

children will specify which chores the children do and create a chart for their tasks.

The next and final activity will be educational games. The children will play games

together to not only have fun but also learn with each other. The child

psychologist, mentioned before, will be invited to this event to oversee the project

and to discuss with the parents during the games.

a. TARGET GROUP

The project was originally made to focus on the target group of absent families

residing in

Sitio makabuhay. After creating the activities for the workshop it was concluded

by the group that even normal families can be considered as a target audience

for Mahal(aga).
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Activity (Preparations) Time and Date Responsibilit

y
Start End Notes

1. Determine topic January February Team

2019 2019

2. Prepare materials Early January 2019 Team

for needs
assessment

2.1 Conduct Late January 2019 Team

needs assessment
b. ACTIVITIES

Activity Time and Date Responsibility

(Implementation)
Start End Notes

1. Design June 2019 Present Workshop

project master (WM)

1.1 Fund November January 2020 Team

project 2019

1.2 Buy and February 2020 Liaison

materials

1.3 Prepare February 2020 Project Heads

materials for
project
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c. EXPENSE SHEET

Activities/ Quantity Cost Fundin Cost per Total

Resources Unit per Phase per g Phase Costs
Unit Source
P1 P2 P1 P2

Equipment:

Laptop 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Polaroid 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Printer 1 1 1 0 0 0 0

Materials: BAKE SALE (ALL)

Cardstock 3 0 3 36 0 36 150

Lamination 3 0 3 76 0 76 250

Polaroid film 3 0 3 500 0 500 1500

Stickers 1 0 1 50 0 50 75

Washi tape 3 0 3 50 0 50 150

Glue 5 0 5 35 0 35 175

Markers 5 0 5 30 0 30 175

White board 1 0 1 100 0 100 120

markers

Total: PHP 2595

Using the Cost-Benefit Analysis, the researchers decided to spend the least

amount of money possible while still having the same amount of benefits from
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these products such as: effectiveness, quality, and physical look of products. To

achieve this, our resources will come from a local and easily accessible online

store called Shopee. All materials will be ordered off of Shopee to keep our project

on a low budget. To ensure the quality of these different products, the reviews on

the different products ordered such as comments and stars will be checked on

the Shopee website.

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VI. MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL

Overall Master of the

Workshop Master Nobeza, Alexa Rae A. Workshop & Leader of
the Projects Heads

Head of the
Educational Games
Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
activity

Head of the Chore

Projects Heads Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G.
Chart Making activity

Head of the
Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G.
Scrapbook Making
activity

Assistant to Workshop
Liaison Yee, Ramon Miguel M. Master & Projects
Heads
Badal, Nathaniel Luis A.
Miranda, Ma. Lourdes Stella G. Make sure the overall
Team Nobleza, Alexa Rae A. workshop is going
Pedrosa, Sofia Elise G. smoothly
Yee, Ramon Miguel M.
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VII. MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Indicators for project success:

Success of the project can be seen through 3 main concepts. The first would be in

the level of participation/interaction of the audience. This is when the audience,

members, and speaker/s are engaged in the topic of conversation, participative,

and interactive amongst one another in each activity. The second would be the

efficient fulfilment of activities. This is achieved through the activities are compliant

with their schedules, team members have a firm grasp on flow of activity & team

members remain in contact at all times and provide progress updates. The third

and final would be survey on project success. This is observed through the

audience who will be asked to answer a detailed survey at the end of the

discussion and the evaluation of team members to one another.

Progress will be evaluated every checkpoint. Checkpoints will be held on the start

of, during, and end of every activity. Progress will be detailed and outlined in the

members’ google drive by uploading necessary updates visible to every member.

The project evaluation will be overseen by the workshop master yet all team

members will input their evaluations.

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VIII. PROJECT CONCLUSION

The project started with the registration and the icebreakers then proceeded to

the activities which were the group sharing, chore – chart making and the picture

taking. The number one thing that went wrong would be the expected number of

participants was present, out of the 30 participants we requested only 9 were

present. 3 of them had to leave due to them being needed in another group’s

project. Also there was a miscommunication of the type of participants that were

needed, instead of absent – parents and children only absent – parents were

placed in the types of participants needed. This problem was resolved by

adjusting the activities to not only suiting children but adults as well. We also

increased the time of the group sharing so that we may see the perspective of the

adult on their family’s situation. The lesson learned from this would be to always

prepare for all possible outcomes, we will never know when another problem

might arise so it would be best to get ready by making backup plans for everything

and anything possible.

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IX. REFERENCES

Sanik, M. M., & Mauldin, T. (1986). Single versus two parent families: A comparison

of mothers' time. Family Relations: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family

Studies, 35(1), 53-56. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/584282

Edwards, J. R., & Rothbard, N. P. (n.d.). Mechanisms Linking Work and Family:

Clarifying the Relationship Between Work and Family Constructs. Academy of

Management. doi: https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2000.2791609

Anderson J. (2014). The impact of family structure on the health of children:

Effects of divorce. The Linacre quarterly, 81(4), 378–387.

doi:10.1179/0024363914Z.00000000087
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X. ANNEXES
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XI. ABOUT THE PROPONENTS

Nathaniel Luis A. Badal:

On October 11, 2002, he was born in Perpetual Help hospital in Las Pinas. He has

a younger brother named Nicolo Badal and they both go to the same school in

De la Salle Santiago Zobel School in Muntinlupa. He dreams of attending

Columbia University in hopes of becoming a lawyer. Some core skills he possesses

are Bilingual, 30 wpm when typing, Network Communication, Fast learning

ability, Time management skills, Proficiency in Microsoft applications,

Transcription of Data, and Organizational Management.

Ma. Lourdes Stella G. Miranda:

She is a DLSZ-V HUMSS student with dreams to be a litigation lawyer, following the

footsteps of her father. She is very hardworking and never fails to submit work of

good quality. She is part of the Mission Youth organization and is the current

Human Resources head. She uses her high skills such as creative thinking,

organizational management, written and verbal communication, personal

interaction, and project management to help with both her organization and

school work.
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Alexa Rae A. Nobleza:

She is a HUMSS student at DLSZ-Vermosa campus aspiring to be an Interior

Designer. She is part of the Yearbook Committee as Managing Editor, utilizing her

English and editing skills to help the committee. Passion and hard work are

important to her whether at home, at school and especially in the workplace.

She is easy-going and can easily get along with others. As a student, she keeps

her organization on top of everything and makes sure that her work is of good

quality. She has high skills in written and verbal communication, computer and

internet, creative thinking, organizational management, project management, is

able to build relationships, and is very detail oriented.

Sofia Elise G. Pedrosa:

She is a Humanities and Social Sciences student at De La Salle Santiago Zobel -

Vermosa. She was a DLSZ Women’s Football Varsity player all throughout Grades

7 to 11. In 2019, Elise was invited to partake in the DLSZ GALE program (Global

Alternative Learning Experience). She, along with a few other students from DLSZ

went to the United States for 2 weeks and explored the various monuments and

parts of the country. After being selected to participate in a Search-In Retreat,

She was hand picked by the Alumni Council to be a member of the Membership

Core Committee 19-20. Throughout Senior High School, She was chosen to be an

MC host of several talks — class hosted and batch hosted. She also shows

exemplary skills in writing, speaking, leadership, and communication.

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Ramon Miguel M. Yee:

He is a DLSZ student at the Vermosa Campus under the Humanities and Social

Sciences Strand. Throughout his high school career one thing has been constant,

and that is to help people realize their potential not only academically but

physically and emotionally as well. He possess different skill such as oral

communication, organizational management, relationship building, and hard

work.